“A thoroughly authentic, engaging, and upbeat night.”—DC Theater Arts The Doo Wop Project traces the evolution of doo-wop from the classic sounds of street corner harmonies to today’s biggest radio hits. Performed by stars from the Broadway hits Jersey Boys, Motown: The Musical, and A Bronx Tale, The Doo Wop Project brings...
Read More“They performed with unabashed elegance.”—ConcertoNet.com Sunday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. at Hodgson Concert Hall, the Apollon Musagète Quartet makes its Athens debut. This Polish ensemble praised for “an enormous dynamic range, an unusual malleability of phrasing, and a wide palette of color” (Cleveland Classical) will play string quartets...
Read MoreOn Friday, February 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m., the American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) will perform The Music of Jóhann Jóhannsson presented by the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center at Ramsey Concert Hall. The Icelandic composer was most widely known for his Golden Globe Award-winning and Oscar-nominated film...
Read MoreEven after a quarter century of serving artists and audiences, the UGA Performing Arts Center finds new ways to engage the community. Monday, January 29 at 6 p.m., just before a Hodgson Concert Hall performance by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the PAC opens its Lobby Gallery with a reception...
Read More“Brad Mehldau is arguably the greatest working jazz pianist.”—The New Yorker One of the most lyrical and intimate voices of contemporary jazz piano, Grammy winner Brad Mehldau has forged a unique path that embodies the essence of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure. From critical acclaim as a bandleader to...
Read More“One relished each coming movement, eager to hear the strength and sensitivity of the orchestra’s playing.”—New York Classical Review Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Felix Mendelssohn’s Hebrides (or Fingal’s Cave) are two of the best-loved pieces of orchestral music. Both are on the program Monday, Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m....
Read MoreIn the early 1970s, Stevie Wonder was in the midst of a creative outpouring unmatched in American popular music. And a young dance company in New York was shaking up notions of who ballet is by and for. The songs and dancers come together at UGA’s Fine Arts Theatre...
Read More“Few young American ensembles are as exciting and accomplished as the Dover Quartet.”— The New Yorker Named one of the greatest string quartets of the last 100 years by BBC Music Magazine, the two-time Grammy-nominated Dover Quartet is one of the world’s most in-demand chamber ensembles. The group makes its...
Read MoreThis is part of a series of monthly articles about people who support the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center. Meet Laura Carter. She’s a retired librarian who worked at the Athens Clarke County library for more than 40 years. Today she teaches genealogy classes for the Osher Lifelong...
Read MoreConcert tickets make great gifts. But what if you want to give the recipient options? To let the person you’re buying for choose between Grammy-winning jazz and classical musicians, contemporary ballet, or traditional music from Ireland? That’s where UGA Performing Arts Center gift cards come in. Available in any...
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